A MOTORIST who filled up at petrol stations and drove off without paying has been jailed.

Alan Thomas Bower, 47, was sentenced to 10 months’ jail after being found guilty of five charges of making off without payment.

Liverpool crown court heard on Monday that Bower, of Lavender Way, Walton, was caught committing the offences on CCTV, where he was seen on numerous occasions driving away from petrol stations in the Southport area.

He was also given six penalty points for driving with no licence or insurance.